citation

P771
predicate

Indicates that one entity references, quotes, or otherwise acknowledges another entity as a source of information or authority.

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All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
citation canonical 1,301
citedBy 527
citedIn 395

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: citation
Generated description
Indicates that one entity references, quotes, or otherwise acknowledges another entity as a source of information or authority.

Sample triples (3,182)

Subject Object
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution United States v. Lopez via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution United States v. Morrison via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution Gonzales v. Raich via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Government of Wales Act 1998 1998 c. 38 ⓘ
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Public Law 89-10 ⓘ
Carter v. Carter Coal Co. 298 U.S. 238 ⓘ
Baker v. Nelson 409 U.S. 810 ⓘ
Tanco v. Haslam 7 F. Supp. 3d 759 ⓘ
Bourke v. Beshear 996 F. Supp. 2d 542 ⓘ
Article 41 of the Constitution of Japan Japanese constitutional law scholarship via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Recherches sur les poissons fossiles classic work in paleontology via predicate surface "citedAs" ⓘ
Apollodorus of Athens Diodorus Siculus via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Apollodorus of Athens Strabo via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Apollodorus of Athens Athenaeus via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Apollodorus of Athens Diogenes Laertius, Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
surface form: Diogenes Laertius
Apollodorus of Athens scholia on Homer via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 Act No. 2 of 1934 ⓘ
Gaudium et Spes Catechism of the Catholic Church via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Gaudium et Spes Pope John Paul II via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Gaudium et Spes Pope Benedict XVI via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Gaudium et Spes Pope Francis via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Unitatis Redintegratio Catechism of the Catholic Church via predicate surface "citedIn" ⓘ
Unitatis Redintegratio Ut Unum Sint via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
Unitatis Redintegratio Directory for the Application of Principles and Norms on Ecumenism via predicate surface "citedBy" ⓘ
opinion in Texas v. Johnson 491 U.S. 397 ⓘ
Civil Rights Act of 1991 105 Stat. 1071 ⓘ
Griggs v. Duke Power Co. 401 U.S. 424 ⓘ
Griggs v. Duke Power Co. 91 S. Ct. 849 ⓘ
Griggs v. Duke Power Co. 28 L. Ed. 2d 158 ⓘ
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson 477 U.S. 57 ⓘ
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins 490 U.S. 228 ⓘ
Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc. 523 U.S. 75 ⓘ
Bostock v. Clayton County 590 U.S. ___ (2020) ⓘ
Public Law 92-500 86 Stat. 816 ⓘ
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts)
surface form: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
38 U.S.C. §§ 4301–4335 ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green 411 U.S. 792 ⓘ
INS v. Chadha 462 U.S. 919 ⓘ
Public Law 101-380 104 Stat. 484 ⓘ
Cooper v. Aaron 358 U.S. 1 ⓘ
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 570 U.S. 297 ⓘ
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 133 S. Ct. 2411 ⓘ
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin 186 L. Ed. 2d 474 ⓘ
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 551 U.S. 701 ⓘ
Schenck v. United States 249 U.S. 47 ⓘ
County of Allegheny v. ACLU 492 U.S. 573 ⓘ
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission via predicate surface "caseCitation" ⓘ
surface form: Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 584 U.S. ___ (2018)
Milliken v. Bradley 418 U.S. 717 ⓘ
New York Times Co. v. United States 403 U.S. 713 ⓘ
New York Times Co. v. United States 91 S. Ct. 2140 ⓘ
New York Times Co. v. United States 29 L. Ed. 2d 822 ⓘ